New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City
New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City
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The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila is the main insular prison
designed to house the prison population of the Philippines.
Construction of this prison began in 1937 and was intended to replace the old Bilibid prisonThe
New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila is the main insular prison designed to house the
prison population of the Philippines. It is maintained by the Bureau of Corrections under the
Department of Justice. As of October 2022, the NBP housed 29,204 inmates, nearly five times its
intended capacity of 6,345. Wikipedia
The Correctional Institution for Women is a women's prison located in F. Martinez Avenue,
Mauway, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The prison is operated by the Bureau of
Corrections. The prison first opened on a 18-hectare property on February 14, 1931.
The United States established the prison in 1902 to house Filipino prisoners who
fought for the Americans during the colonization of the Philippines.
Open institution
In 1904, the prison became an open institution that provided food and shelter to
first-time offenders who showed good behavior. The prisoners were also given the
opportunity to farm the fields and live with their families.
In 1959, President Carlos P. Garcia created a committee to study the state of national prisons. The
committee divided the prisoners into two groups: settlers and colonists. Settlers were given land to
cultivate, and the government provided tools, dwellings, and beasts of burden.
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Davao penal colony in
occidental Mindoro